BRYAN COPELAND 8 Sierra Ave, Rothesay NB, Canada     E2E 2N7 Tel.  506-647-1755       Fax.  506-387-8343      E-mail.  bcopeld@gmail.com      Portfolio. http://bryancopeland.com ASPIRATION        Strategic use of New Media and Information Technologies to impact Mobile/Electronic Business and Learning on a global scale. SUMMARY Work equally well in both a team environment and independently; having contributed to Apache Wookie incubator project (solo) and developed Test Frameworks (team) while at NRC. Fundamental first-hand knowledge of Mobile communications technologies and the Mobile TV ecosystem from the world’s leading markets (Japan & S. Korea via Mobile Consumer Behavior Lab). Presented research at CNSR 2008, MobileMonday Toronto and Tokyo Mobile Peer Awards 2008. Ability to quickly learn languages (SPARQL in 1 day), environments (configured Linux as full-featured Web Server in 1 week), and API's (TinyOS/TinyDB Wireless Sensor Nodes in 2 weeks). Entrepreneurial, innovative, driven and goal-oriented; created marketing & business plan for Town of Wolfville Planning Dept (actually used in designing their new Community Youth Center). COMPUTER SKILLS Experience developing for and using multiple operating systems:   Windows 7/Vista/XP/NT/95+, iPhone, Mac OS X, Linux (Fedora, RedHat, Ubuntu), FreeBSD & Unix Fully experienced with Microsoft Office suite and extensions:         (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Publisher, Visio) Programming Languages (in order of experience) EXPERT:   PHP (Web programming, Online/Mobile Video, APIs, mashups, Crawlers, OpenID, OAuth, i18n) ADVANCED:   Java (J2EE, EJB, JMS, JSP, Servlet, Applet, JavaFX, Swing, Struts, Hibernate, Spring, CXF) INTERMEDIATE:   Visual Studio (C#, ASP .NET framework, Visual Basic, VBA/Macro programming) BASIC:   Python, Perl, Objective-C, C++, C, Scala, Ruby, Cache, Prolog, LISP, Assembly Language Web/Scripting Languages, Data Formats, Database, IDE and Server Environments HTML5, xHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Flex & Flash ActionScript XML, XML Schema, DTD, XSLT, xPath, xQuery, json, REST, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, RDF, OWL, SPARQL SQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Derby, SQLite, Sesame, Jena, NoSQL XAMPP, Apache, Tomcat, jBoss, Drools, plesk, cpanel, phpMyAdmin, cvs, svn, git, ant, maven, ivy, Hudson LANGUAGE SKILLS English – Native            French – Advanced           Japanese – Intermediate           Spanish – Elementary EDUCATION International University of Japan                                                                    Sept. 06 - Sept.07 – Niigata, Japan Masters of E-Business Management Concentration on “The Impact of Mobile Technologies on Markets & Societies”; thesis topic MobileTV Worked with Sony on “3-IT” Innovations Research Project, to help re-design the Sony R&D Process; work which later lead to an internship before existence of an official E-biz internship program at IUJ As a volunteer and leading member of the Graduate Students’ Organization Executive Committee, I took charge of Sports Affairs and worked with IUJ Board of Directors to implement a Gym Improvement Logistics & Security Plan, which lead to significant upgrades to IUJ’s then-outdated gymnasium and recreation facilities Acadia University                                                                   Sept. 01 - May 06 – Wolfville NS, Canada Bachelor of Computer Science (specialization in E-commerce) Specialization in E-Commerce with hands-on experience in the most relevant business applications Gained firm understanding of computer systems, information technology, and the underlying architecture that drives them; from high-level programming to low-level binary logic EMPLOYMENT       J.D.Irving / xwave                                                                    Nov. 2010 - present – Saint John NB, Canada         Software Development Consultant (6-month contract) Update the Telegraph-Journal web presence to include a number of rich features including mobile (iPhone & MobileOK) versions, Moneris Paywall, an iPad e-Edition, full integration with the DTI Lightning Print-to-Web CMS suite and Semantic markup for improved archive retrieval. Integrate 3rd party Widgets and Web Services (vzaar video CDN, twitter, weather, sports, stocks, comics, puzzles, TV listings, RSS Ticker, and Google API location maps). Development environment was Adobe Dreamweaver, InCopy and InDesign SpeedWriter suites with most development done in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (jQuery), xHTML+RDFa, XML/JSON, and CSP (Cache Server Pages).                         National Research Council of Canada                                      Nov. 2008 - present – Fredericton NB, Canada         Applications Development Specialist Built an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Device SDKs as part of a distributed multi-disciplinary team, in the $2 million CANARIE-funded Health Services Virtual Organization (HSVO) project Co-authored and implemented specifications, standard XML Message Schema, and Drools Rule Engine rulebases to monitor content-level thresholds, facilitating data exchange between applications Integrated applications using an Event Driven Architecture (EDA) via an ActiveMQ message broker,  Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) methodologies to deploy resources dynamically to a Cloud Computing environment, and web portal following the W3C Widget spec and OAuth for API authorization         BCmoney MobileTV                                     Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2008  – Tokyo, Japan & Toronto ON, Canada         Entrepreneur, Freelance Software Consultant Worked with clients to create sustainable E-Commerce solutions (shopping carts, product catalogs, sites) Researched and developed online & mobile-compatible video Content Management System (CMS) portals Developed a prototype Ontology and Recommendation Engine for global Mobile TV services Enhanced business writing and presentation skills by presenting research at major conferences worldwide         Sony Corporation                                                                   Aug. 2007 - Oct. 2007 – Tokyo, Japan         Research Consultant (Internship, New Product Research & Development) Analyzed significant trends in computing over the past 30 years, up to and including the “Web 2.0 phenomenon”, in order to identify opportunity areas that may also enhance Sony’s core product line Lead key research activities and break-out sessions that helped shape the future course of the company’s IT and Network strategies for the coming 5 years (including Grouper/Crackle acquisition assessment) Worked in cooperation with the Chief Technologist’s Office to deliver weekly presentations to the Chief Strategist and upper-level management         Statistics Canada                                                         June 2006 - Aug. 2006 – Moncton NB, Canada         Census & Internet Support Technician Enhanced communication skills via telephone-based technical walkthroughs with census managers, and, troubleshooting sessions assisting census participants cross-country in filling online census Collected and prepared crucial data for the 2006 Canadian Census Achieved recognition as top 1-day performer on call volume/conversion for 3 consecutive weeks         Environment Canada                                                 May 2005 - Sept. 2005 – Moncton NB, Canada       Junior Programmer (Informatics dept, Atlantic Region Environmental Science Centre)        Designed & Programmed a Java-based “Backup GUI” with Windows Task Scheduler & Quartz integration Supervised a Co-Op student, overseeing and assisting with the preparation of technical auditing reports about EnviroLab servers & workstations Performed weekly data backups of valuable information on EnviroLab servers & workstations         Human Resources and Development Canada                               May 2004 - Sept. 2004 – Moncton NB, CanadaJunior Analyst (ICT - Information & Communications Technology dept) Programmed VBA/Excel macros for email & contact management, and, generating Crystal reports Developed a new interactive menu for departmental website (accessible by employees with disabilities) Migrated valuable legacy data to SAP’s Six Sigma ERP solution for tracking processes and operations of the HRDC and SDC services across the entire country        City of Moncton – Engineering Dept                    May 2002/2003 - Sept. 2002/2003 – Moncton NB, Canada        Data Management & Clerical Staff                       BBM & ComQuest                                                   May 2001 - Sept. 2001 – Moncton NB, Canada        Sales Support & Telephone Enumeration HONORS AND AWARDS November 2009        Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Torch Bearer – Atlantic Canada (Fundy Park)                         Chosen by community through online nominations at “RBC Torch Relay” contest May 2009                KIRA Awards nominee, Technological Advancement / Innovation - Public Sector                                              NRC-IIT, Fredericton Team March 2008                Tokyo Peer Awards runner-up Nominated for “Best Student/Academic Start-up” June 2007                Guest Speaker, 1st Inaugural Urasa Conference Presented thesis research on Semantic Web-enabled Mobile TV May 2007                Guinness World Record Most Nationalities in a Sauna (58 students of 50 nationalities; held by IUJ Class of 2007) December 2006        Chosen for Niigata prefecture tourism ad by NHK (Japan’s National TV broadcaster) Select group of IUJ students showing proficiency in Intermediate or Advanced-level Japanese April 2005                Dr. Mostafa Nassar Memorial Award, Jodrey School of Computer Science Awarded in recognition of most outstanding academic improvement by a student April 2004                Top E-commerce Website Selection Awarded by Acadia University E-Commerce professor & Dept. Director, Dr. Daniel Silver VOLUNTEER WORK               2009-2010        Fredericton Christmas Parade canned food collection drive 2003-2008        Founder & Coordinator of “Atlantic Canadian University Students against Breast Cancer”       (affectionately called “Crawl for the Cure”) annual fundraising event, raising approx. $20,000 CDN in 6 years, for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Atlantic Chapter Summer 2007         English Teacher, Urasa Middle School, Minami-Uonuma Kindergarten & Elementary 2006-2007         Co-chair (student rep.), IUJ – Gym Improvement Working Group             Summer 2004                 Assistant Run coordinator, Canadian Cancer Society – Relay For Life Summer 2003            Head Coach of Codiac Soccer – Under-14 Boys Soccer team; Moncton, NB EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2010-present             Hobbyist Solar Panel & Solar Hot Water installer and Green IT advocate2008-present             Member of Judo NB (Moncton & Fredericton clubs) 2006-2007                  Graduate Student Organization Executive Council (GSO-EC) at IUJ 2005-2006                  Student at Abhaya Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy 2004-2006                Founder & President of the Acadia University Mixed Martial Arts Club 2002-present             Proud Student of Wei Chin Kung Fu 2000-2001                  School Spirit Moncton High School (MHS) 1997-2001                  Varsity Athletics playing for MHS Varsity Hockey and Soccer Teams Kind Words (from past partners/employers): “Seems like you were the only one who really ‘got it’ here, would like to have pursued our study further” ~Gordan Hyland, Chief Strategist, SONY Corporation New Product R&D “Creative, extremely open-minded and good humored; overall a very easy person to work with” ~Marc Bernier, Director, Atlantic Region Environmental Science Center                 REFERENCES Available upon request